State of Brazil

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State of Brazil
Estado do Brasil
State of the Portuguese Empire
1621–1763
Flag
Flag
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
The State of Brazil in 1709
Capital Salvador (Bahia)
Languages Portuguese
Religion Roman Catholicism
Government Monarchy
Monarch
 •  1621-1640 Philip IV of Spain
(Philip III of Portugal)
 •  1750–1777 Joseph I of Portugal
Governor General
 •  1621 Luís de Sousa
History
 •  Established 1621
 •  Disestablished 1763
Currency Portuguese Real
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Governorate General of Brazil
State of Grão-Pará and Rio Negro
State of Maranhão and Piauí
Viceroyalty of Brazil

The State of Brazil (Portuguese: Estado do Brasil) was one of the states of the Portuguese Empire, in the Americas during the period of Colonial Brazil.

History

In 1621, the Governorate General of Brazil was separated into two states, the State of Brazil and the State of Maranhão. The state was created in June 13, 1621 by Philip II of Portugal.[1]

With the creation of the state, Portuguese America now had two administrative units: the State of Maranhão, with its capital in São Luís, Maranhão, and the State of Brazil, whose capital was São Salvador.

The State of Brazil became a Viceroyalty in 1763, when the capital of the State of Brazil was transferred from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro.

Composition

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Captaincies created by the state

Governors

References

External links

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